Key facts
- Born
- Gustavo Buratti Zanchi , ( 1932-05-22 ) 22 May 1932, Stezzano , Lombardy, Italy
- Died
- 8 December 2009 (2009-12-08) (aged 77), Biella , Piemonte , Italy
- Occupations
- Journalist, writer, ecologist, historian
- Known for
- La Slòira, Centro Studi Fra Dolcino
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gustavo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Stezzano
- Place of death
- Biella
- Occupation
- ecologist
- Political party
- Federation of the Greens
- Languages spoken
- Piedmontese
- Religion
- Waldensians
- Image
- Tavo Burat.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1932-05-22
- date of death
- 2009-12-08
- writing language
- Piedmontese
- Commons category
- Tavo Burat
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Encyclopedic overview
Tavo Burat (born Gustavo Buratti Zanchi, 22 May 1932 – 8 December 2009) was an Italian Waldensian writer and journalist. Burat spent much of his life defending the Piedmontese language island. Beginning in 1964, Burat was the secretary of an international association that defends languages and cultures threatened with extinction. He specifically focused on defending Piedmontese and Franco-Provençal.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tavo Burat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.